Construction of Aluminium Bahrain’s (Alba) $3.5 billion sixth potline is set to begin next year with metal production expected by January 2019, chief executive Tim Murray said yesterday (December 8).
Addressing members and g

Construction of Aluminium Bahrain’s (Alba) $3.5 billion sixth potline is set to begin next year with metal production expected by January 2019, chief executive Tim Murray said yesterday (December 8).
Addressing members and g

Bahrain-based Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill Company (Garmco) plans to invest $50 million for capacity expansion, the company’s chief executive said.
The $450 million annual turnover company will be boosting its re-melt

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has recently upgraded its potline 4 to AP36 technology following the increase in line current of 355 kA in December 2013 to 360 kA.
The upgrade in the line current in Pot Line 4 -- which started operations

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) said it has successfully completed the Pot Lines 1 and 2 rectiformer replacement project with over 1 million work hours but not a single Lost Time Injury (LTI).
The project, which was managed by Alba Power

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has placed an order for a fleet of 20 customised personnel carriers for its pot lines as part of its on-going modernisation of its equipment.
Ranked as one of the largest aluminium smelters in the world, A

Abu Dhabi-based Emirates Aluminium (Emal) recently erected the first structural steel for its Phase II expansion, bring it a step closer to becoming one of the world’s largest single-site aluminium smelters.
Once completed in 2014

Emirates Aluminium (Emal) has signed a key contract with UK-based structural engineers William Hare towards fabricating a structure for Emal’s new potline using the steel produced by Emirates Steel.
Emal’s president and CEO Saeed Fadhel Al

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has appointed Abdul Raoof Mohammed Abdulla as the new manager of its potlines 4 and 5.
Abdulla has been with Alba for more than 10 years, and has been involved in various capacities in the maintenance and operation